From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): Right now, the Senate is considering terminating the immoral, unconstitutional national emergency declaration. As people of faith and conscience, join today’s national call-in day to tell our Senators to reject this harmful national emergency declaration and vote to … Continued
From CeaseFirePA (http://www.ceasefirepa.org): Last week, the House of Representatives voted for HR 8, a comprehensive background check bill. We were inspired to see some of the new members getting the job done. Now we need to make sure the Senate … Continued
From Church World Service (http://www.churchworldservice.org): An unprecedented 68 million people, including 25 million refugees, have been forced from their homes around the world. This is the worst refugee crisis in history. With global need at its highest, the Trump administration … Continued
From the National Council of Churches (http://www.ncccusa.org): Liberian Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Status Ends March 31 Thousands of LIberian refugees who fled civil war and disease are at risk of immediate deportation unless Congress acts. Since 1991, Liberia has been … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On Tuesday, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representative Bobby Scott (D-VA), along with 131 cosponsors in the House and Senate, reintroduced the Child Care for Working Families Act, which would guarantee affordable, high-quality child care to millions … Continued
From the Center for the Victims of Torture (http://www.cvt.org/): Since the Center for Victims of Torture™ (CVT) opened its doors in the mid-1980s, we have extended rehabilitative care to tens of thousands of torture survivors around the world, nearly all … Continued
From Heeding God’s Call (http://www.heedinggodscall.org): Yes, it’s a Good Day, that H.R. 8, the first federal gun violence prevention bill approved by either house of the US Congress in more than a decade, received a 240 to 190 vote for … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): The Green New Deal resolution in Congress presents an opportunity to address two serious threats facing our country and our world: global warming and escalating economic inequality. Global warming is endangering the very ecosystems … Continued
From PennFuture (http://www.pennfuture.org): At President Trump’s direction, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) recently announced their plan to eliminate critical protections for more than half of the nation’s wetlands and thousands of … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): We HAVE TO solve the childcare crisis in this country. Childcare constantly comes up as a major issue for families. Moms with no choice but to quit jobs they love because of the high-cost of care. … Continued